PRESS RELEASES, REVIEWS, & ARTICLES

The night was truly a success, the Tractor Tavern’s dance floor (and bar!) was consistently packed and filled with music lovers, enjoying their opportunity to be up close to the music makers they adore. The night as a whole was a testament to the fact that a plan can come together in a beautiful, brilliant way- Seattle can have an epic night of music- but it doesn’t just take one person. It takes a community. And that’s the message that KZ and her media promotion services want you to understand. So pick a night, find a venue that offers a great bill of music, and submerge yourself in the wonderfully diverse, talented, and passionate music scene that lives and thrives all around you. ***

PRESS RELEASE:

DOWN NORTH CHALLENGES SEATTLE PRESS TO WITNESS THE REAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE

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Seattle, Washington – On
March 25 2015, City Arts Magazine and the City of Seattle Office of Film &
Music hosted a panel discussion on the
“Underground Music Scene.” Anthony
Briscoe of Down North (wearing his
usual memorable attire of pink pants, bow tie, and Mohawk) sat in the front row
along with Karen Zamm of KZ Music Media,
hoping to hear about resources or positive happenings. Instead, the message was bleak. There IS a
vibrant music scene here, but it’s being overlooked. So we challenge panelists and press members
to witness the REAL “Underground Music Scene”...

REVIEW: SEATTLE'S

DOWN NORTH

GOES "HOLLYWOOD! HOLLYWOOD!"

By Robin Fairbanks 1.12.2015

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. . . so was the call and response Saturday night from Seattle soul rocksters Down North, and that chant could very well become their reality. Like in Peter Pan, Peter tells the children, “Think good thoughts, if you believe, you can fly.” Grammys . . .LA . . . a record deal! Down North has never been short on belief, even when it seemed no one else shared it. And, unlike fairies who die when no one believes, Down North has thrived, determined to prove they exist and are real. If one must pay their dues to get noticed, Down North has “over paid.” DN is a good representation of the growing Seattle soul scene. ***

POCKET AND GROOVE

Mo’ Jams Gets Mo’ Love on Band in Seattle

by Kris Pendleton, June 28, 2015

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EARSHOT JAZZ MAGAZINE ARTICLE! The New Faces of Seattle Jazz Jams

June 2015, Vol. 31, No. 6

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There are few activities in the world more effective at fostering community, collective purpose, and emotional positivity than music. Playing or listening to music together can make a friend out of a stranger in only a few minutes time. Need a jolt of creatively induced human connection and warmth? Head over to Fremont’s Nectar Lounge or Capitol Hill’s Capitol Cider on any Monday night.

... This, my friends, is any and every Monday night at Mo’ Jam Mondays, where the freshest, hippest, most talented artists of any age and background gather under one roof to create a night of improvised magic. ...Whether you’re a horn player, drummer, slappa-da-bassist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, flutist, string player, shaker player, you have a pair of spoons you like to bang together, WHATEVER you might play, Mo’ Jam wants to see you on that stage, doing your thing, creating improvised art alongside the other passionate, talented musicians you share the stage with...Consider this your formal invitation to become a member of the Mo’ Jam family. It’s the best place to get down, if you’re finna get funked up. ***

Nectar - Mo’ Jam MondaysFor the inner (or actual) musician in you, Mo' Jam Mondays is unlike any jam session of its kind. Starting after Fremont’s Nectar gave her a chance with Monday nights, Morgan Gilkeson has built it into one of the most anticipated nights of week, appealing to everyone from the jazz singer to the rock drummer. Talents combine as every position rotates and strangers become friends as well as future bandmates on occasion. It’s a place full of great networking, spontaneous improvisations and is just ridiculously fun. Where else would you see a classical flautist jamming out with a blues singer or electric guitar? Nowhere!